SanDisk Sansa Clip+
Shares rank 7 of 11 portable music players by recommenders
Recommended as a better mp3 player than others, with good battery life and night listening. Common caveat: the clip and headphone socket break.
Recommended as a better mp3 player than others, with good battery life and night listening. Common caveat: the clip and headphone socket break.
8 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 7
- criticize it
- 1
- approval share
- 88%
Recommended in 7 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 7 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 7 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 7 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Preferred over other mp3 players
“This is the exact mp3 player I had in mind as a better option.”
Comment from 9 Dec 2025 in “Modern Walkmans” “Nothing beats a sansa clip though.”
Comment from 5 Nov 2025 on Hacker News
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Clip and headphone socket break
“Hardware-wise the clip on the back always broke quickly and then the headphone socket went at some point.”
Comment from 13 May 2026 in “Show HN: A modern Music Player Daemon based on Rockbox firmware”
Other portable music players people recommend
The four most recommended other portable music players, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple iPod | 102 | 32 | 76% | 12 | 6 yrs6 owners | Approved |
| Sony MiniDisc player | 40 | 12 | 77% | 7 | — | Approved |
| Sony Walkman | 20 | 20 | 50% | 6 | — | — |
| Apple iPod Classic | 18 | 5 | 78% | 8 | — | Approved |
| SanDisk Sansa Clip+This page | 7 | 1 | 88% | 7 | — | — |
What people said
7 of the 9 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“it's an example of a device I personally owned that really doesn't support AAC-LC”
“my old Sansa Clip+ still works”
“It also uses less battery on my Rockbox'd Clip+.”
“Hardware-wise the clip on the back always broke quickly and then the headphone socket went at some point.”
“It is fantastic for listening to a select few things at night”
“This is the exact mp3 player I had in mind as a better option.”
“Nothing beats a sansa clip though.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.